Clothes-clamp



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LE\VIS H. CUSHMAN, OF MONMOUTH, MAINE.

CLOTHES-CLAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent N o.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knovvn that I, LEWIS H. CUSHMAN, of Monmouth, in the county ofKennebec and State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved ClothesClamp, which improvement Will also apply to Shoemaker-s or harnessmakersclamps; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and eXactdescription of the same, reference being made to the accompanyingdrawings.

Figure l represents a section of the clamp when open. Fig. 2 representsthe clamp when shut. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the clamp when inuse upon the clothes-line.

Figs. l and :2 a a are the cheeks 0r body of the clamp made of Wood 0rmetal. Z) is the spring, consisting` of a metallic Wire or rod, bent asrepresented in Fig. 4. c is the lever, held in its place by the stapled. This lever 18,632, dated November 17, 1857.

has a cam shaped end next to the clamp and the staple passes looselythrough the first cheek and is firmly fixed in the second.

Operation: To open the clamp, place the lever c at right angles to thecheek of the clamp as represented in Fig. l. The spring b then throwsthe cheek or jaw open. To close it, press the lever clovvn to the cheekas shown in Fig. 2. The cam shaped end presses the aWs together.

VVha-t I specifically claim as my invention and for which I ask anexclusive right, is

The combination of the spring and cam lever as set forth in the abovespecification.

LEWIS H. CUSHMAN.

Witnesses G. W. TOZER, JOHN SAFFORD.

